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allow me to stay out at night.
And I have not been able to be out all the time during the day. I am still so weak that I cannot
walk from the camps to the battle-ground without resting. And the Rheumatism's troubling me
greatly. I...

By December 1813, after the victories won by the Tennessee Volunteer armies at the Battle of Talladega in November 1813, General Andrew Jackson faced a mutiny by his volunteers regarding their enlistment periods. The problem originated with troops...

Communication from J. S. Johnson in North Carolina containing Special Order No. 5 from General J. E. Johnston, C. S. A., commanding the officers and soldiers of the Confederate Army and Navy not to take up arms against the United States, and...

Issued from Confederate headquarters in Jackson, Tenn. by Capt. Newsome, orders a "cessation of hostilities against the forces of the US" and to "prevent all robbing and unlawful proceedings" and "inflict severe punishment upon all who may be...

Letter from Robert A. Rutledge to his wife, Mary Minerva Rutledge, concerning his lodgings; his purchase of a trunk, a cot, and a quilt; his problems being appointed assistant surgeon; and the desire of the "Lincolnites" and "Bushwhackers" of...

Newspaper clipping with photographs of the World War I victory parade in Paris. Newspaper is unidentified, but possibly the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune (source of clippings on previous page). The bottom right photograph in clipping shows...

Oath of parole issued by the Federal Government and signed by Confederate Private J. E. Pike, from Company B, 5th Tennessee Cavalry. Pike agreed to cease hostility with the United States in exchange for permission to return home undisturbed by...

Pamphlet describing the proceedings of a mass meeting of the 7th Tenn. Cav., Rucker's Brigade, Jackson's Division, CSA. The resolutions expressed by this meeting of officers and enlisted men, despite the short time remaining for hostilities, are...

Souvenir photograph of American troops marching down the Champs-Élysées during the World War I victory parade. Several of the soldiers have the insignias of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions painted on their helmets. The Arc de Triomphe is visible...

Two photographs on page. Narrative by Alfred Puryear typed on reverse of both photographs. Top: French troops marching down the Champs-Élysées during the World War I victory parade. Bottom: Crowds celebrating on the Champs-Élysées.

Two photographs on page. Narrative by Alfred Puryear typed on reverse of both photographs. Top: French troops marching down the Champs-Élysées during the World War I victory parade. Bottom: Crowds celebrating on the Champs-Élysées.